Hey John, wow that's a tough nut to crack. I wish you the best on her way to recovery. I care about you two. +++~~~~~~ PS: what about her dog sitting business? Smokey Mt Frank In a message dated 9/13/2011 7:34:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, johncgg@xxxxxxxxx writes: Events of the last few weeks, and what has been building for probably 2 or 3 > years, have forced me to cancel the trip to the salt. As Ray is painfully > aware, Alcoholism is a nasty disease to which Cindy has fallen prey to. She > has admitted it to herself, and has gotten involved with some very helpful > people outside the family now in AA, and is excited about starting to battle > this disease. She is the daughter of an abusive alcoholic, and all 4 kids in > her family have pretty severe issues because of it (and the genetics of the > disease). Cindy just held out longer than the rest, probably because of > caring for Mom, and maybe in spite of it. > > No amount of money in the world can buy an almost 36 year relationship, so a > plane ticket was nothing for me to lose as a sacrifice. I am here for her > now in this critical time, and that's what counts. I guess this is a call > for the positive waves, it is not easy, but we will get through this. She > was pumped up about the meeting last night, where she met many that make her > situation seem tame in comparison, but no less serious. She is looking > forward to her next meeting, and learning to deal with this. >